The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados
Barbados: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 was 39.11 in 2020. ▼ Falling
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 39.11 for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados peaked at 58.8 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 39.11, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 106th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 52.67 | — |
| 1986 | 48.99 | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 50.03 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 50.04 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.2 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 55.69 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 56.52 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 58.8 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 48.76 | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 47.58 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 47.74 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.83 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.06 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 47.57 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 45.86 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 48.44 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 48.57 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.78 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.08 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 42.73 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 42.63 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.12 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.78 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 54.14 | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 52.6 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.29 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.59 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.17 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.57 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.38 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 48.76 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.86 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 47.35 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.1 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.62 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.11 | -16.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 39.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.63, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 39.11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.83, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +36.1% | 39.78 | 54.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.99 | 48.99 | 53.2 | 5 |
| 1990s | 50.54 | 45.86 | 58.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.29 | 39.78 | 54.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.57 | 46.62 | 53.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.11 | 39.11 | 39.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados?
- The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 in Barbados was 39.11 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8 in 1992.
- What is the lowest the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.11 in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Barbados ranks 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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